Kansas City, MO Criminal and Public Records

We’ve compiled data on the most commonly searched crimes in Kansas City, Jackson County and Missouri. Our statistics also include comparisons of Kansas City's crime rate to Missouri's and nationwide. Keep in mind that Kansas City has a population of 475,378 while Missouri has a population of 6,083,672.

When reviewing the data, It is critical to remember that these numbers only reflect reported crimes. There are some crimes, even serious crimes, which are notoriously underreported, such as rape or sexual assault.

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Crime in The Last Reported Year

In 2015 in Kansas City, MO, there were 6,709 reported major violent crimes and 21,024 reported major property offenses. This is in addition to a number of lesser offenses.

Of the violent crime types, the most common to occur in Kansas City is agg. assault, with 4,531 reported. This represented 67.54% of all violent crimes. Similarly, the most common property crime was larceny with 12,249 reported.

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